The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25
An Ordinance
TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE
TOWN OF ABBEVILLE. s. G..
FOR THE YEAR s

1}E III ORDAINED BY TIFF ISTENDAST
~ and Nardcns of the Town of Abbeyiilc.
>: C,m Council assembled, and BY authority
Oh Tue same, mat Il tax for the sums and in
the manner hereinafter named shall he r.i.eI
and paid into the treasury of thu, Town t:o,,n-
eli Tor the uses and purposes thereof for tho
year 1851. A'
SEcrIoS |. On every one hundred do,lar.
=" !" .as" value oil ali real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation OF the said Town
OF hoDe'l'le the suw of fifteen cents.
3kc =. On each billiard and pool tabl. or
Ten pm alley kept for hire the sum Of T vcn,v-
mve DOLLARS on the first table or alley and
twenty five Dollars for each table or alley
more than Que kept by the same owner. On
each bagatelic table kept for hir. the sum OF
fittccl. Dollars.
SIC 3 For each license to retail spurious
liquors in the Tewn OF Abbeyillr the sum of
Two iiundred Dollars for the year. BEGINNING
win the hrst day of January, 1851, and end.
ing on the FIRST day ofJanuarv, 1883. The xu;d
sums payap'c IN three equal installments in
advance, said dealer or dealers TO give bond
and security for payment @! SAID SUN Of mon
ey' ana II III any t.tic curing he wear the said
dealer OF dealers should go out of business tho
~hole amount OF Two Hundred Dollars shall
immediately become due and PAYABLE. and
amy person or persons doing business the
whole or any part of the year shall nav III.
whole sum CT Two Hundred Dollars. ~ Wv
SEc i. That all male persons between tho
ages "i sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn a support. : i;aIIe
I" road duty aud shall be REQUIRED to vurk
on the, roads, sidewalks, and streets within
me incorporation "i the Town of Abbryillo
I'VE Gays under thc direction Of the Town
H""hcil Inc 'lumutat!un for sail road du-
ty L" be the snin q! Two Dollars To be Maid A
She ttnic OF payment OF other taxes, to wit. on
or before the first day of ilarch. All person
refusing or failing to work five full DAYS 10 be
accepted ami approved b; the Council or nav
the above communication shall be liable to pav
such lin. and penalty rs the Council NAV i'm.
pose. -.
SIC. >. That all itinrrant auction.er. Md.
u'e'S' "hu o'tcr transient PERSONS, except
vendors oil farm produce raised in the County.
oherlhS at retail uny goods whatsoever for
SAFE, shall pay a license Of not more than
twenty-five Dollars n"r less than One Dollar
per day. ~
SEC. =. That ali circnses shall pay a Ecen.e
of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhihlli"ni "nd al, other shows, includiu,
What are commonly Suown as side-yhpws MT
'ached I" a circus shall pay n license Of not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
each exhibition.
SEC. {. That Gl returns shall be made. nm
der oath on or Le!"rc the first dav of Eehru-
nry, 1891, and all taxes shall be due and nv
ape on o. before tie first day "t March, 1851.
Ii any person or persons shall refuse or n.u
iect payment OF the taxes herein levied within
the time specified the Treasury Of the Town
Council Is hereby authorized aud required to
sith twenty We Per et"tnm penalty, and if tb. tar
~ ~ PeuaA.E Is not pald within thirty DAYS
thereafter, it shall be the duty of the Treasure
OF the Council t" issue executions thrrefor
immediately and collect the same by due
process OF in*, as provided in the churter Of
said Town of Abbcvillc
SEC. y. The Town Council or a Quorum
thereof shall constitute a board of ass.ssors
10 aiix the value Of property returned for
taxation. "
SEC; y. II any person or persons sh all refus.
or nsSlect I" make a return of their property
tOr taxation within the time pruScr;knd h,s.
IN, the return of last year With twenty Or
ct"tMm added shall be deemed and taken "
the TREASURER to be the true value Of their
property for taxation and it shah DO assessed
ut thutratc. -.
Done and Ratified in Council and III. scSl If
the Town Council ath xed this day of January
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.
JONES F. MILLER, :Intend.nt.
Secretary.
JAM. S, 1897.